Poland China

Poland China
Poland China boars in Florida in about 1917
Conservation statusFAO (2007): not at risk
Other names
  • Warren County Hog
  • Miami
  • Big China
  • Poland
  • Poland-China
Country of originUSA
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    290 kg (640 lb)
  • Female:
    240 kg (530 lb)
  • Pig
  • Sus domesticus

The Poland China is an American breed of domestic pig. It was first bred in Warren County in Ohio,The breed was made in the 1850s, in the American Midwest. Its origins lie in a small number of pigs of Chinese type bought in 1816, which were cross-bred with a variety of breeds of European origin including the Berkshire. It was bred as a lard pig, and is among the largest of all pig breeds.

It is the oldest American breed of swine.

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